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Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHIVI/ICMH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Instituta  for  Historical  IMicroraproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  da  microraproductiona  liistoriquaa 


Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notaa/Notas  tachniquaa  at  bibliographiquaa 


Tha  Inatituta  haa  attamptad  to  obtain  tha  baat 
original  copy  availabia  for  filming.  Faaturaa  of  thia 
copy  which  may  ba  bibliographicaHy  uniqua, 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagaa  in  tha 
raproduction,  or  which  may  aignificantly  changa 
tha  uaual  mathod  of  filming,  ara  chackad  balow. 


D 


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D 
D 
D 


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D 


Coiourad  covara/ 
Couvartura  da  coulaur 


nn   Covars  damagad/ 


Couvartura  andommagAa 

Covara  raatorad  and/or  laminatad/ 
Couvartura  raataurAa  at/ou  pallicul4a 

Covar  titia  miaaing/ 

La  titra  da  couvartura  manqua 

Cot^ourad  mapa/ 

Cartas  gAographiquaa  an  coulaur 

Coiourad  inic  (i.a.  othar  than  blua  or  black)/ 
Encra  da  coulaur  (i.a.  autra  qua  blaua  ou  noira) 

Coiourad  plataa  and/or  illuatrationa/ 
Planchaa  at/ou  illuatrationa  an  coulaur 


B   Bound  with  othar  matarial/ 
RaliA  avac  d'autraa  documanta 


Tiqht  binding  may  causa  ahadowa  or  diatortion 
along  intarior  margin/ 

La  re  liura  aarrie  paut  cauaar  da  I'ombra  ou  da  la 
diatortion  la  long  da  la  marga  intAriaura 

Blank  laavaa  addad  during  raatoratlon  may 
appaar  within  tha  taxt.  Whanavar  poaaibla.  thaaa 
hava  baan  omittad  from  filming/ 
11  aa  paut  qua  cartainaa  pagaa  blanchaa  ajout4as 
iora  d'una  raatauration  apparaiaaant  dana  la  taxta. 
mais.  loraqua  cala  *tait  poaaibla,  caa  pagaa  n'ont 
pas  *t4  filmAaa. 

Additional  commanta:/ 
Commantairas  suppl^mantairas: 


L'inatitut  a  microfilm*  la  maiilaur  axamplaira 
qu'il  lui  a  At*  poaaibla  da  aa  procurar.  Las  details 
da  cat  axamplaira  qui  aont  paut-Atra  uniquaa  du 
point  da  vua  bibliographiqua,  qui  pauvant  modif iar 
una  imaga  raproduita,  ou  qui  pauvant  axigar  una 
modification  dana  la  mAthoda  normala  da  filmaga 
aont  indiquAa  ci-daaaoua. 


|~n   Coiourad  pagaa/ 


Pagaa  da  coukiur 

Pagaa  damagad/ 
Pagaa  andommagAaa 

Pagaa  raatorad  and/oi 

Pagaa  raataurAaa  at/ou  palliculAas 

Pagaa  diacolourad,  itainad  or  foxa« 
Pagaa  dAcolorAaa.  tachatAas  ou  piqutea 

Pagaa  datachad/ 
Pagaa  ditachAas 

Showthrough/ 
Tranaparanca 

Quality  of  prir 

Quality  in^la  da  I'impraasion 

Includaa  supplamantary  matarii 
Comprand  du  material  auppMmantaira 

Only  adition  availabia/ 
Saula  Mition  diaponibia 


I — I  Pagaa  damagad/ 

I — I  Pagaa  raatorad  and/or  laminatad/ 

r~r|  Pagaa  diacolourad,  itainad  or  foxad/ 

pn  Pagaa  datachad/ 

r~~k  Showthrough/ 

I     I  Quality  of  print  variaa/ 

I     I  Includaa  supplamantary  matarial/ 

I — I  Only  adition  availabia/ 


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Pagaa  wholly  or  partially  obscurad  by  arrata 
slips,  tiaauaa,  ate.,  hava  baan  rafilmad  to 
anaura  tha  baat  poaaibla  imaga/ 
Laa  pagaa  totalamant  ou  partiallamant 
obacurcias  par  un  fauillat  d'arrata,  una  palure, 
ate,  ont  M  filmAaa  A  nouvaau  da  fa^on  A 
obtanir  la  maillaura  imaga  possibla. 


Thia  itam  is  f  ilmad  at  tha  reduction  ratio  chackad  balow/ 

Ca  document  aat  filmA  au  taux  da  reduction  indiquA  ci>daaaoua. 


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TIm  oopy  filmed  h«r«  Hm  iM«n  raproducad  thanks 
to  tha  ganaroalty  of: 

National  Library  of  Canada 


Tha  Imagaa  appearing  hara  ara  tha  baat  quality 
posalbla  conaidaring  tha  condition  and  lagibillty 
of  tha  original  copy  and  In  kaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  spacif icatlons. 


L'axamplaira  filmA  fut  raproduit  grica  A  la 
gAniroaM  da: 

BibiiothAqua  nationaia  du  Canada 


Lat  imagaa  auivantas  ont  4t4  raproduitaa  avac  la 
plus  grand  aoin.  compta  tanu  da  la  condition  at 
da  la  nattatA  da  l'axamplaira  filmA,  at  an 
conformity  avac  las  conditions  du  contrat  da 
fllmaga. 


Aes 


Original  copias  in  printad  iMpar  covara  ara  filmad 
beginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  ending  on 
the  last  page  with  a  printed  or  illuatrated  impres- 
sion, or  the  back  cover  when  appropriate.  All 
other  original  copies  are  filmed  beginning  on  the 
f  irat  page  with  a  printed  or  Illustrated  imprea- 
alon,  and  ending  on  the  last  page  with  a  printed 
or  Illustrated  impreaston. 


Lee  exemplalres  originaux  dont  la  couvarture  an 
papier  eat  ImprimAe  sont  filmta  en  commen^ant 
par  la  premier  plat  at  en  terminant  soit  par  la 
darniAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration,  soit  par  ia  second 
plat,  aaion  le  caa.  Tous  las  autres  exemplalres 
originaux  sont  filmto  en  commen^ant  par  la 
pramlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration  at  an  tarminamt  par 
la  darnlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  teiki. 
empreinte. 


The  last  recorded  frame  on  each  microfiche 
ahall  contain  the  symbol  — ^>  (meaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  aymboi  Y  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  appliea. 


Un  das  symboles  suivants  apparaltra  sur  la 
darnlAre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  aymbola  — ►  signlfle  "A  SUIVRE".  le 
symbole  V  signlfle  "FIN". 


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Maps,  plates,  charts,  etc..  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  In  one  expoaura  are  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  comer,  left  to 
right  end  top  to  bottom,  aa  many  frames  aa 
required.  The  following  diagrams  llluatrate  the 
method: 


Lea  cortes.  planches,  tableaux,  etc..  peuvent  Atra 
filmAa  i  das  taux  da  reduction  diffArants. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  Atra 
raproduit  en  un  aeul  clichA.  il  est  film*  A  partir 
de  I'angle  aupArlaur  geuche.  de  gauche  A  droite. 
et  de  haut  en  baa.  en  prenant  le  nombre 
d'imagea  nteaaaaira.  Lea  diagrammes  suivants 
illustrent  ia  mAthoda. 


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Windsor,  10th  August,  1854. 


The  Directora  of  the  Great  Westom  Railway  having  closed  my  com- 
nection  as  Westom  Division  Engineer  with  that  road,  by  dispensing  witli 
my  services  for  making  a  purchase  of  prop(!rty,  with  respect  to  wliich  my 
after  ofter  would  have  saved  them  §10.000;  and,  as  they  thought  fit  to 
tjiko  this  proceeding  without  as  tnucli  as  heaving  me  on  tho  matter,  a! 
though  I  Wits  present  all  day  in  Hamilton  on  tho  18th  July;  and  having 
since  applied  for  a  heaiing,  which  they  refused  under  tho  plea  that  thero 
was  not  a  quonim,  (although  a  trio  apparently  sealed  my  fate,)  I  have 
come  to  tho  conclusion  of  laying  the  whoio  matter  before  tho  public  of 
North  Americjv,  and  the  shareholders  of  this  Continent,  that  my  friemN 
may  see  that  whoever  is  to  blame  in  this  matter  I  am  not.  I  do  this 
the  more  so,  as  I  hope  yet  to  have  my  name,  as  an  Engineer,  identitit'tl 
with  the  improvements  of  my  adopted  country,  irrespective  of,  and  in- 
«lependent  of  tho  Great  Western  l^iilway. 

The  cii-cumstances  were  simply  these: — 

There  wore  certain  gravel  hills,  situated  near  the  lino  of  the  Great  W«»t- 
«rn  Railway,  at  Mosa,  which  it  was  absolutely  n».<ces8ary  to  obtain  for  the 


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safety  of  the  road  I  had  often  urged  on  the  Managing  Director  tlie  nec- 
cessity  of  having  those  purchased  at  once  for  the  Ixjnefit  of  the  company, 
and  as  tliey  were  situated  sf)mo  little  distance  from  the  road,  I  explained 
and  shewed,  by  diagrams,  how  this  was  to  be  done,  by  piirchiising  thi* 
intervening  ground  for  a  right  of  way,  and,  on  tlio  7th  of  June,  1854, 
submitted  the  following  to  C.  J.  Brj-dges,  which  I  can  shew : — 

Extract  (a), 

"  About  purchasing  tlio  Ballasting  Farm  at  Eckfrid,  and  the  mode  to 
be  adopted,"  for  which  service,  at  the  time  I  submitted  a  diagram  and 
probable  expense,  Mr.  IJrydgos  promised  to  send  me  money,  and  wrote 
*'  yes,"  with  his  own  hand  oi)po8ite  my  proposal. 

'■  Extract  (h). 

On  the  l7th  June,  I  M-rote,  "Please  to  recollect  j-our  promise,  anil 
send  money  to  pay  o<F  Ajiril  and  May  bills,  as  well  as  some  money  ti< 
carry  on  fencing,  and  to  purchase  ballast  pita." 

Extract  (c). 

On  the  19th  June,  I  wrote,  "To furnish  the  full  quota  of  ballast  neco.«'- 
sarj'  to  make  the  road  safe  before  the  fall,  it  will  be  necessary  to  o\m\ 
two  or  three  more  pitjs,  one  at  Mosa,  (a  diagram  of  which  is  sent,)  viu^ 
at  Thamesville  Bridge,  and  one  below  the  Plains. 

I  received  no  answer  to  any  of  those  comnumications,  no  money,  or 
instructions;  and  on  the  29th  June,  I  loained  that  the  N'ico-president, 
Secretary  and  Managing  Director  liad  gone  to  Quebec  to  spend  soui>' 
time  there;  the  last  named  having  entirely  neglected  the  foregoing  iiu 
portant  duty. 

I  also  learned  that  several  speculating  jiarties  (one  from  Hamilton,  and 
God  knows  how  he  knew  our  immediate  want  there,  as  1  only  oommuni 
cated  the  matter  to  the  ManaNring  Director)  were  about  buviiiix  these  hilN 
to  speculate  on  them. 

I  went  and  raised  the  money,  on  my  own  account,  aiul  secured  the 
whole  by  j)urchasing  the  property,  apparently  as  a  farming  si)eculation, 
because  I  was  well  aware  if  I  went  to  inirchase  the  gra\el  and  the  right 
of  way,  my  object  would  be  known,  and  a  groat  deal  more  nioney  would 
nut  have  purchased  them.  This  was  done  on  the  1st  and  2nd  July,  and 
on  the  3rd,  I  wrote  to  apprize  them  of  it,  (see  Letter,  No.  1,  appended): 
on  the  13th,  I  had  an  interview  with  Mr.  Brydges,  when  the  matter  wa- 
talked  over.     He  eaid  I  did  perfectly  right  in  buying  it;  but  I  should 


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have  offered  it  unreservedly  to  the  company ;  in  fact,  he  said,  that  ho,  Mr. 
Longsdon,  and  Mr.  Harris  had  been  talking  over  the  matter,  and  that  they 
would  not  hear  of  any  terms  but  that  I  must  give  up  land  and  all,  with* 
out  my  knowing  what  they  were  going  to  do,  although  I  was  answerable 
for  the  money.  I  was  at  first  staggered  by  the  proposal,  and  resolved  to 
have  time  for  thought  and  consideration.  I  returned  homo;  the  matter 
seemed  so  preposterous  that  I  consulted  my  solicitor,  whose  opinion  (see 
Letter,  No.  2,  appended)  and  my  answer  to  this  demand  is  contained  in 
Letter  No.  3. 

One  reason,  among  many  others,  of  coming  to  this  conclusion,  was  the 
want  of  faith  usually  displayed  by  this  man  to  me.  As  an  instance,  the 
day  (3rd  Juno)  after  the  fatal  accident  near  London,  caused  from  want 
of  fencing,  I  saw  Mr.  Brydges  at  the  London  Station.  He  ordered  me 
to  break  the  Fence  Contracts,  and,  at  any  cost,  complete  the  fencing, 
even  if  it  should  coat  a  year's  revenue! !  !  I  told  him  only  £1000  was 
required  to  begin  with,  and  he  promised  I  should  have  it  next  day. 
On  the  Tth,  I  went  to  Hamilton  to  get  this  money,  and  he  then  put  it 
off  for  another  day :  /  have  his  written  promise  that  I  should  have  it 
next  day,  but,  strange  to  say,  to  this  day  I  have  not  received  a  penny  of 
it,  although  I  sent  a  merchant  to  Lake  Huron  and  other  places  for  Lum- 
ber, on  this  promise. 

Another  reason  was  that  I  was  a  husband  and  fethor  of  a  family,  and 
until  a  reasonable  settlement  was  shewn  to  bo  intended,  I  could  not  risk 
their  future  well  being,  in  a  time  when  disease  and  death  was  rife  through 
the  land,  when  no  person  knew  what  a  day  might  bring  forth,  to  the 
tender  mercies  of  a  company  who  are  notorious  for  neglect,  and  delay,  (if 
nothing  worse),  of  their  creditors,  many  of  whom  have  served  them  in 
their  time  of  need,  simply  because  my  •  .iie  was  their  guarantee. 

I  was  in  the  offices  at  Hamilton  all  il  on  the  18th,  while  the  Board 
were  sitting  which  found  fault  with  my  conduct  and  disi^ensed  with  my 
services,  and  yet,  strange  to  say,  I  was  never  called  to  make  any  explan- 
ation !  Why  ?  Simply  because,  in  two  words,  I  could  have  proved  tho 
Managing  Director  (see  Extracts,  a,  b,  and  c.)  to  have  neglected  a  most 
important  duty,  and  to  save  himself,  or  perhaps  worse,  had  got  the  Board 
to  pronounce  on  mo  without  beinff  heard;  and  what  shews  tho  ftirther 
duplicity  of  the  man  when  the  Board  was  over,  is,  I  asked  him 
if  he  had  anything  to  communicate?  his  reply  was,  I  will  communicate 
by  letter.  This  was  for  fear  I  should  see  any  of  the  members  of  the 
Board,  and  let  them  know  the  truth  of  tho  matter,  if  their  proceedings 
were  known;  this  letter  (see  No.  4,)  is  a  gross  outrage  on  tho  feelings  of 


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liny  profossioiifti  man,  nnd  if  Kniictionod  ly  tlio  Hoard  must  bo  a  erodit 
lothtfiii:  iiiai'k  tlio  cooIim'sh  witii  wliicli  ho  ordora  luo  to  givo  up  Urn 
title  doi'ds  of  ir.y  own  proiii-rty. 

Tho  foroii;oin<j  was  llio  proti'iu'O  for  my  dismiasal  only,  ll  lifts  come  to 
ray  knowlL'djjo  within  tho  last  ilny  or  two,  that  Mr.  B.  had  resolved  to  get 
rid  of  me  on  tho  tirttl  ojiport unity;  and  as  my  conduct  at  ail  times  waK 
well  known  to  both  the  Directors,  and  this  Public,  to  bo  solely  actuated  for 
the  good  nnd  eeoiioniicil  workinjj  of  tho  lload,  there  must  bo  some  ap- 
puront  handle  to  tiike  hold  of.  Will  any  itcrson  toll  me  where  is  tho 
slightest  shadow  t)f  pretence  in  this  matter?  Is  it  not  apparent  to  every 
person  that  if  I  had  tho  tilij^hlcst  deniro  to  speculate,  I  could  have  pur' 
chased  this  land  secretly,  Ion;;-  before  I  w  arned  tho  Company  of  its  exis- 
tence, by  an  agent,  and  charged  any  price  I  choso  ?  I  was  too  honest  and 
straight-forward  about  tho  mattur;  but  tho  real  cause  lay  in  several  mat- 
ters which  I  will  only  slii^ditly  remark: 

1.  When  tho  navigation  closed,  and  the  Erie  troubles  wcro  at  their 
height,  to  aecounnodate  the  jjublie  I  carried  them  as  far  as  I  could  with  my 
construction  trains;  (having  tho  advice  of  J.  W.  Brooks)  this  produced 
his  mdignation  against  me,  and  for  two  days  their  carriage  was  stopptid.^ 
When  he  came  to  Detroit  he  j)ut  an  apology  in  tho  papers,  and  continued 
it,  (this  is  all  known  to  my  Detroit  friends)  but  I  was  marked!  See 
Extract  from  the  '■^Detroit  Tribune,'^  in  the  jlppendix. 

2.  My  continued  desire  and  pertinacity  to  keep  American  Engine  Dri- 
vers on  the  line,  until  their  Brethren  from  England  could  have  time  to 
know  the  nature  of  their  fuel,  engines  and  climate. 

3.  My  opposition  to  making  a  meclumic,  master-builder,  and  a  clerk, 
Aief  engineer. 

4.  My  opi)ftsition  to  his  taking  hand-ears  off  the  line,  as  the  cost  of  re- 
j)air8  would  have  been  increased  two-thirds,  (all  now  replaced.) 

6.  I  could  enumerate  many  more,  but  tho  lust  and  greatest  offence  1 
committed  against  his  manager-shij),  was  because  I  dared  to  ask  to  be 
brought  before  the  Board,  who  were  going  to  adjudicate  on  a  contractor's 
claim,  although  said  contractor  had  written  to  one  of  my  assistants  pri- 
vately, to  come  up,  as  his  ovidenco  would  be  require  1.  I,  who  know  alt 
the  matter  and  wanted  to  protect  tho  Comj>a!iy'8  interest,  being  its  prin- 
cipal officer  present,  when  I  wrote  about  it,  received  an  impertinent 
reply.  (SeelettersO,  lOaud  11).  I  then  sent  tho  whole  correspondence  to 
the  President. 

I  have  now  said  enough  to  show  that  in  this  transaction  I  acted  tho 
part  of  a  straight-forward,  honest  man,  with  pure  iutentioos;  and  I  tluuk 


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no  man  can  say  that  my  compensation  wa8  large,  when  I  only  asked 
for  ray  trouble,  to  have  250  acres  of  wild  land,  with  the  only  improve- 
ment cut  ftwiiy.J  I  paying  $3,50  per  acre  for  it,  which  the  Company 
<'<)uld  not  hold  by  their  charier. 

To  hinder  any  miHcuncoption,  and  give  the  BoanI  a  chance  of  reversing 
•heir  unjust  decision,  no  doubt  pronounced  in  ignorance  of  facts,  I  sent 
letter  No.  5,  niid  again  appealed  to  tho  Board  for  a  hearing,  that  I  might 
lay  extracts  u.  h.  c.  before  them,  and  to  see  that  the  other  letters 
li»fl  really  been  before  them.  For  this  pur]K)He  I  wrote  No.  5,  and  re- 
ceived No.  0  in  answer.  I  attended  in  Hamilton,  for  that  purpose,  on  the 
1st  August,  and  although  a  Board  sat  all  day,  I  was  not  allowed  to  appear. 
See  notes  Nos.  T  and  8.  I  therefore  came  to  the  reaolution  to  lay  my  case 
before  tho  Shareholders  and  Public,  to  let  them  sec  how  Companies  treat 
their  most,  faithfid  servants,  and  endeavor  to  turn  their  purest  acts  to 
tiiiMr  ruin.  I  therefore  hope  that  in  this  land  of  liberty,  no  Company, 
liovvever  powerful,  will  bo  allowed  to  crush  au  individual  who  has  always 
served  them  too  well,  and  for  which  I  have  the  testimony  of  the  Chief 
Kiigineer,  whoso  letter,  (with  others)  see  appendix,  which  I  received 
l>eforo  I  left  England,  I  now  lay  before  you;  as  also  a  copy  of  my  iii- 
tttructions,  to  shew  that  it  was  not  my  duty  to  purchase  laud,  although  I 
jiroposed  to  do  so  if  the  money  was  sent. 
Gentlemen, 

Your  most  obedient  servant, 

WILLIAM  SCOTT, 
Late  Division  Engineer  Great  Western  Railroad 


LETTERS. 


[No.  1.] 

Windsor,  3rd  July,  1864. 
Dear  Sm: 

I  have  secured  the  Ballast  hills  and  all  the  right  of  way  to  them  in 
Mosa  Township.  The  first,  which  contained  about  00,000  cubic  yards, 
extending  over  6  or  7  acres,  is  within  2-5ths  of  a  mile  of  the  Railway, 
and  the  other  hill,  containing  about  290,000  cubic  yards,  1  mile  from  the 
Railway.  This  last  is  tho  best  gravel  I  have  seen  for  a  long  time,  and 
varies  in  depth  from  10  to  15  feet,  covering  nearly  15  acres  of  ground. 
Tho  Plan  shows  the  location  with  the  right  of  way  and  proposed  Track. 
I  found  that  the  excitement  about  Gravel  in  those  Districts  was  beginning 
to  rise  high,  as  several  Townships  had  voted  money  to  improve  their 


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ruad»,  and  as  theM  were  the  only  good  hilla  in  the  Countj.  I  foaod 
that  they  would  aoon  be  taken  up,  or  else  ralaed  to  an  enormoua  price,  a» 
Doveral  parties  hearing  of  our  digging,  had  made  offen  for  the  properties, 
with  a  view  of  making  a  speculation  out  of  both  the  Company  and  the 
ji^ravol  roads.  Had  those  hills  been  generally  known,  I  believe  $20,000 
would  not  purchase  them,  as  the  lowest  tender  for  gravelling  the  Roads 
wus  as  high  as  $1 7  per  cord,  or  equal  to  14,25  per  cubic  yard.  Taking  out 
the  haul  profits  and  labor,  this  would  leave  tne  gravel  at  the  enormous 
price  of  60  cents  per  cubic  yard.  I  therefore  went  and  purchased  these 
properties  at  once,  as  I  knew  that  a  few  days  might  be  fatal,  and  was 
obliged  to  raise  the  ready  cash  at  a  large  interest,  and  pay  the  money 
down  on  the  spot,  as  the  principal  man  was  quite  unwilling  to  leave  the 
place  at  any  price,  and  notning  out  ready  cash  would  induce  him  to  give 
it  u]).  I  Allowed  it  up  with  the  others,  and  in  two  days  completed  the 
whole  purchase  and  right  of  way  before  any  of  the  parties  but  one  had 
time  to  communicate  with  each  other.  This  one  man  had  a  few 
minutes  conversation  with  a  Railway  man,  and  I  believe  that  cost  mo 
*500. 

Lot  A  B  cost  me        -        •        -        .        -         -  £1250  5  0 

Lot  A  C  cost  me 625  5  0 

Right  of  Way  through  D  E        -        •        •         -  76  0  0 

Legal  Expenses,  probably 25  0  0 

£1075  10  0 
Interest  on  Money  3  months        -         ...  3000 

Total £2005  10  0 


"  I  purchased  this,  and  went  imder  the  responsibility,  to  save  the  Com- 
pany from  such  imposition  as  they  were  subject  to  in  St.  Catherines  for 
i^ravol,  not  with  any  desire  to  speculate,  (although  this  being  the  only 
gravel  within  21  miles  I  might  safely  do  so).  I  will,  therefore,  give  the 
Company  the  right  of  way,  and  the  whole  of  the  gravel  they  can  use  for 
3  years  from  the  1st  of  July,  for  the  same  sum  it  has  cost  me,  viz : 
£2005  10  0,  provided  they  pay  me  before  the  1st  of  September  next, 
and  have  the  right  of  way  and  Ballast  hills  properly  fenced  in,  which  I 
am  bound  to  through  D  E.  Thus  the  Company  will  have  the  right  to 
all  the  Ballast,  350,000  yards  if  required,  for  2^  cents  per  yard,  and  a 
right  of  way  for  1  mile  of  ground  for  3  years.  I  know  many  persons 
would  call  me  a  fool  to  myself  and  family,  to  throw  away  a  chance  of 
making  money,  but  I  value  my  good  name  above  money,  and  I  trust  in 
the  generosity  of  yourself  and  the  Board  to  make  me  any  recompense  you 
may  choose,  for  my  foresight,  promptness,  and  activity,  in  securing  what  is 
invaluable  to  the  Company  at  a  low  price,  for  I  fully  believe  if  any  agent 
for  the  Company  went  in  their  name  to  buy  the  gravel  and  right  of  way 
alone,  the  matter  would  not  be  complete  lor  3  months,  at  double  the 
price.  Some  of  the  gravel  will,  I  have  no  doubt,  have  to  go  as  far  as 
Windsor  to  top  the  sand,  and  it  will  certainly  take  140,006  yards 
between  Ekfrid  and  Thamesville,  which  must  all  come  from  here.  Even 
should  we  succeed  in  purchasing  ground  at  Thamesville,  the  Ballast  there 


9 

is  under  a  heavy  topping  of  earth,  and  in  low  ground,  and  will  not  yield 
sufficient  to  go  to  Chatliam;  while  from  Chatham  to  Windsor  is  entirely 
depending  on  the  sand  from  the  Lake  shore,  which  must  be  covered  to 
protect  the  machinery.  You  may  consider  how  timely  my  purcliaim 
was,  when  A  B  was  sold  last  year  for  £325,  and  C  was  offered  tliia  spring, 
before  it  wan  known  gravel  was  on  it,  for  £215 ;  but  since  the  gravel 
roads  and  improvements  were  talked  about,  as  well  as  gravel  for  the 
Great  Western  Railway,  there  is  no  knowing  when  it  would  have  stopped, 
if  I  had  not  secured  it  at  once.  The  man  who  sold  me  A  U,  said  if  he 
knew  I  was  going  to  give  the  gravel  to  the  Western  Road  it  would  cer- 
tainly linve  cost  me  $2,000  more,  but  I  took  good  care  to  give  a  money 
deposit,  and  have  a  written  agreement  until  the  pro|)er  conveyance  was 
made  out. 

Yours  truly. 

To  C.  J.   BbTD(»K8,  Esq.,  WTTTTATH  RPnTT 

Managing  Director.  WILLIAM  SCOTT, 

Diviaion  Enpneer. 


m 


[No.  2.] 

Windsor,  July  17,  1864. 
Dear  Sir: 

I  regret  much  that  I  was  not  at  home  when  you  called  on  Saturday. 

I  have  just  returned  and  have  to  depart  again  directly,  and  therefore 
write  in  hoHte. 

I  have  read  your  note  and  am  oHtonixhcd  at  the  proposition  inmlo  to 
you.  You  are  (as  I  am)  aware  that  the  pnmerty  wiw  secured  by  the 
merest  (?hance,  and  that  if  I  had  been  two  hours  later,  it  would  have 
pa88cd  into  the  handn  of  a  man  who  would  mako  the  utinoHt  farthing  out 
of  it,  and  that  I  had  great  dilliculty  to  get  the  matter  cloned  bt-foro  he 
arrived. 

I  know  of  no  ndo  of  law  or  e<nuty  by  which  you  could  be  expected 
to  strain  your  means  to  raise  so  larijo  a  Rum  of  money  (esjieeialiy  when 
money  is.  so  tight  m  nt  present)  and  expeii'l  it  for  the  benefit  of  the  com- 
pany. 

Yours  truly,  in  haste. 

JOHN  O'CONNOR,  Jun'r. 

Of  the  firm  of  Baby  &  O'Connor. 

To  William  Scott,  Esq.,  Windsor. 


[No.  3.] 


Dear  Sir: 


Windsor,  l7th  July,  1854. 


I  have  been  thinking  over  the  conversation  we  had  on  Thursday 
evening  last,  about  the  gravel  hills  at  Mosa,  and  I  am  jwrsuaded  that 
your  views  on  the  matter  are  erroneous  and  hastily  formed,  without 
knowing  all  the  facts.    You  say  that  I  acted  as  agent  for  tho  Company 


■   3' 


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10 

in  the  pureliaso.  This  I  totally  deny.  An  agent  is  one  who  is  employed 
for  a  sjioeific  purjwse  and  receives  mo-  ey  and  instructions  to  ))erforin  a 
particular  l»usinenH.  I  had  pre\ioiisly  told  you  how  this  matter  should 
be  ananged,  and  warned  you  of  the  conHeijucnces  of  delay,  when  you 
l)roinified  to  send  mo  money  to  ]>nivh!ise  the  jjravel  and  the  right  of 
way.     I  sup))osod  that,  when  you  did  not  do  this,  the  funds  of  the  Com- 

fany  were  not  snfliciently  flomishing  to  admit  of  its  being  done  at  onco. 
lere  my  res])onsil)iiity  endeil:  but,  mark  the  consoqiience  ofiielay! — 
This  gravel  being  a  marketable  commodity  rising  in  value  each  day, 
would  become  eitlier  aleniated  to  gra\(^I  con  a  roads,  or  put  at  such  a 
price  as  I  should  be  sorry  to  see,  when  better  could  ho,  done.  To  secure 
this,  I  set  to  and  jnirchased  the  three  lots  oi  and  that  the  gra\el  was  on, 
not  only  secm-ing  the  gravel  at  a  low  rate  but  a  right  of  way,  without 
trouble. 

I  purchased  the  land  altogether  because  T  felt  satisfied  that  if  I  went 
to  purchase  the*  gravel  fiiNt,  and  tlie  right  of  way  afterwards,  my  in- 
tentions would  have  been  seen  thnr.igh,  and  double  the  mom-y  would 
not  have  ]>\irclias('d  it.  I  was  well  aware  ''the  vahie  of  the  gravel,  but 
the  parties  wlio  sold  it  were  only  ]>arti;iiiy  so.  In  the  vicinity  of  Lon- 
don, where  it  is  nearly  all  gravel,  tiie  conmion  selling  ])rice  is  25  cents 
per  cord.  Theso  Iiills  contain  nearly  100,000  cords,  in  value,  at  tho 
London  jiriees,  :S«25,000. 

I  stepped  in  and  ]>ut  myself  under  heavy  ]iersonal  liabilities  for  the 
puqtose  of  securing  this  gravel,  that  the  company  might  have  it  at  a  low 
price,  if  they  chose  to  taki.'  it;  \nd,  by  this  transaction,  I  am  certain  they 
can  be  saved  §8,000  or  !^10,0(  »  in  the  mere  price  of  gravel,  independent 
of  the  a(l\  antage  to  have  the  i  ad  gravelled. 

I  was  told  bv  one  jx'rson,  i    t  if  it  had  fallen  into  his  jiossession, 

'cc,  and  he  was  oidy  one  day  too  late. 
e  interest  of  the  Kailway  at  he.art,  I 
and  land  purchiisfd  by  an  agent,  and 
when  I  Iter  the  only  thing  that  is 
,  viz.,  the  gra\el  and  right  of  way,  you 
st  hiivo  tlu-  land  also.  This  is  neither 
spirit  which  I  entered  into  it.  And 
I  am  Engineer  of  tho  Division,  and 
True,  while  I  benefit  the  Company 
a  great  deal,  I  benefit  myself  a  little;  and  I  imagined  that  you  and  tho 
Board  would,  at  the  least,  have  given  me  credit  for  my  promptitude  and 
liberality,  and  not  endeavored  to  take  all  from  me. 

Acting  under  the  ad\ice  of  my  solicitor,  I  decline  to  sell  or  aleniat^ 
tho  lands,  as  the  Company  ha\o  no  jwwer  to  purchase  or  retain  lands 
not  actually  rerjuired  for  their  Roads.  I,  however,  do  not  object  to  the 
Company  taking  the  gravel  and  right  of  way,  at  a  jirice  compatible  with 
its  value.  In  reference  to  my  purchase,  since  I  last  wrote,  matters  have 
been  more  favorable,  as,  on  completing  the  Deed,  it  was  found  that  tho 
half  of  Lot  C  belonged  to  a  minor,  and  could  not  be  sold. 


$20,000  would  have  been  his  f^ 
Is  it  not  ])l!un,  if  I  had  uot 
could  easily  have  had  this  gravi 
charged  any  jirice  I  liked.  No 
useful  or  of  value  to  the  Compa 
turn  roimd  and  say.  No;  we  i 
liberal  nor  acting  with  the  sai 
why  did  I  do  so  ?  Sim])ly,  becj* 
want  to  have  the  road  ballasted  up. 


11 

Lots  A  B 

East  half  of  C 

Rijrht  of  Way,  for  throo  years,  tbroiigli  D  E 
Lofal  aii'l  otlior  Expenses,  sa}, 
Iaterei«t  on  Money  three  months, 

Total  expnse,  as  it  now  is      - 


£1250  6  0 

-  375  0  0 

75  0  0 

-  25  0  0 
30  0  0 


£1755 

5 

0 

£325 
-  112 

0 
10 

0 
0 

£437 
225 

10 
0 

0 
0 

I      212 

1(00 

10 
5 

0 
0 

If  you  tike  the  value  of  A  B,  in  1853 

Do.  C,  Febniary,  1854       - 

Value  of  250  acres  of  Land,  (o).  7  dollars  per  aero 
Deduct  Value  of  Ri<;-ht  of  Way,  sanie  Jis  D  E 

Reniaiuiiiff  as  Value  of  Lands  to  bo  deducted  from 
the  whole  price         ..... 
Total  [irice  for  Gravel  and  Land 

Leaving,  for  value  of  Gravel  and  Right  of  Way         £1542  15     0 

The  o-ravel,  in  liotli  farms,  is  situated  on  the  cleared  land,  consequently, 
the  taking  it  away  would  destroy  not  only  the  clearance  but  the  log 
houses  and  barns  situated  thei'eon. 

I  have  now  ])laced  a  fair  and  impartial  statement  of  the  matter  before 
you,  and  the  Board  can  just  act  as  they  please;  they  can  have  the  right 
of  Way  and  (rravel  Hills  for  any  reasonable  period,  but  I  nmst  warn 
them  that  the  time  over  Mr.  Walker,  D  E,  is  limited  for  three  years, 
from  the  1st  of  July,  and  he  is  a  hard  one  to  deal  with;  and  if  he  had 
to  do  it  again,  would  not  give  it  for  double  the  sum. 

I  am,  dear  Sir, 
To  C.  J.  Betdms,  E«q.,  yours,  most  obediently, 

Managing  Director.  WILLIAM  SCOTT, 

Division  Engineer. 


[No.  4.] 

Great  Western  Railway. 

Hamilton,  C.  W.,  July  18,  1854. 
Dear  Sir: 

1  am  instnicted  by  tlio  Board  of  Directors  to  address  you  upon  the 
subject  of  your  letters  of  the  3d  and  17th  inst.,  relative  to  the  purchase 
by  you  of  certain  gravel  pits  at  Mosa.  The  Directoi's  are  of  opinion  that 
your  proceedings  in  this  matter  are  in  themselves  so  improper,  and  in- 
consistent with  your  duty  to  the  Co.,  as  one  of  its  officers,  that  they 
have  resolved  to  dispense  with  your  services  from  this  date. 

I  am  at  the  same  time  directed  to  request  that  you  will  at  once  hand 
over  to  the  solicitor  of  this  Co.,  the  deeds  of  the  lands  purchased  by  you 
as  Division  Engineer  of  this  Co. 


.'y 


\ .  Si 


:'-^\ 


^•^t\1WiSS5* 


'iVai', 


I 


12 

Mr.  Reidhas  been  entrusted  with  the  charge  of  the  Western  Division, 
and  I  must  request  you  forthwith  to  place  him  in  possession  of  all  docu- 
ments and  inrormauon  relating  to  the  duties  appertaining  to  your  late 
office,  and  upon  the  receipt  of  an  intimation  from  him  that  all  matters 
are  properly  arranged,  the  Secretary  will  hand  you  a  cheque  for  three 
months  salary. 

I  am,  dear  sir,  your  obedient  servant. 

C.  J.  BRYDGES, 

Managing  Director. 
W.  Scott,  Esq. 


[No.  6.] 

[cOPT  OF  IIT    SOLIOITOb's    UTTER  OF    THE     17tH,   SENT     HEREWITH.] 

Engineer's  Office,  G.  W.  R.  W.  ) 
Windsor,  2l8t  July,  1854.     J 

To  the  President  and  Board  of  Directors  of  the  G.  W,  B.   W., 
Canada. 

Gentlemen  : 

I  beg  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  a  letter  from  C.  J.  Brydges,  Esa., 
dated  the  18th  inst,  to  the  effect  that  my  letters  of  the  3d  and  17th, 
relative  to  the  purchi^  of  certain  gravel  pits  at  Mesa,  were  pronounced 
by  the  Directors  to  be  improper  proceedings,  and  that  in  consequence 
they  have  resolved  to  dispense  with  my  services.  With  all  duo  respect 
to  the  President  and  Board  of  Directors,  I  say  that  at  any  time,  as  ser- 
vant of  the  company,  they  may  dispense  with  my  services,  but  I  con- 
sider that  no  one  man  or  body  of  men  have  a  right  to  reflect  on  my 
conduct  without  first  having  heard  what  I  had  to  say  on  the  matter.  I 
therefore,  as  a  matter  of  justice  demand,  that  I  shall  bo  allowed  to  ap- 
pear before  a  full  or  nearly  full  board,  and  make  my  statement  on  a  ques- 
tion which  so  vitally  aflects  my  professional  name. 

I  was  at  Hamilton,  in  the  office  all  day  on  tho  18th,  and  if  the  Board 
had  any  matter  before  them  against  me,  why  not  call  on  me  to  explain  ? 
There  are  many  circumstances  connected  with  this  matter  which  I  could 
not  explain  in  my  letters  of  the  3d  and  l7th,  and  I  have  no  certainty 
that  even  thoee  letters  were  put  before  tho  Board  without  comment. 

I  therefore  demand,  as  an  act  of  common  justice,  that  I  may  be  al- 
lowed to  appear  before  them  at  the  next  or  following  Board. 

I  beg  to  refer  you  to  tho  opinion  of  my  solicitor,  who  after  carefiiUy 
considering  and  knowing  the  whole  circumstances,  considered  my  con- 
duct not  only  good  but  praise-worthy. 

I  do  not  demand  this  hearing  with  a  desire  to  bo  reimtated  in  the 
company^s  service,  as  no  inducement  would  cause  mo  to  remain  in  a 
place  where  such  faithful  services  as  mine  have  been  so  badly  received. 

With  respect  to  placing  documents  and  papers  in  the  hands  of  my 


'.,    fl 


18 

successor,  I  will  of  course  act  with  the  usual  courtesy,  and  will  not  put 
any  difficulty  in  the  way.  As  for  accepting  3  months'  salary  as  com- 
pensation, I  beg  to  say  that  it  will  not  compensate  me  for  10  months  and 

0  days  salary,  which  will  complete  my  year  to  the  6th  of  May  next,  an 

1  was  employed  by  the  year;  and  more,  I  had  to  pledge  my  word  of 
honor  to  Mr.  Brydges,  in  Hamilton,  before  J.  Buchannan,  Esq.,  on  the 
6th  May,  1853,  that  I  would  not  endeavor,  without  consent,  to  leave 
the  road  until  it  was  finished,  and  have  consequently  refused  more  lu- 
crative employment.  I  need  only  say,  that  with  regard  to  the  cause  of 
dispute,  I  believe  I  was  purijoeely  misunderstood  and  I  can  safely  say 
that  rav  intentions  were  just  and  upright.  To  prevent  any  future  mis- 
undej-standing,  I  warn  the  Board  that  I  have  notified  them  through  C. 
J.  Brydges  on  the  18th  that  I  have  withdrawn  any  offer  I  may  have 
made  to  the  company  relative  to  the  land  or  gravel,  and  any  further  com- 
munication on  the  subject  to  be  addressed  to  my  solicitors,  Baby  & 
O'Connor,  Windsor. 

I  am,  gentlemen,  your  obedient  servant, 
WILLIAM  SCOTT, 

Late  Division  Engineer. 


[No.  6.] 
Office  of  the  Great  Western  Railway  Co., 

Hamilton,  Canada,  July  25th,  1854. 

Deaii  Sir: 

Your  letter  dated  21st  inst.  has  been  received,  and  I  will  take  care  t<> 
lay  it  before  the  Board  of  Directors  at  their  next  meeting,  Tuesday 
Aui^ust  Ist. 

I  am,  dear  sir,  yours  tndy, 

BRACKSTONE  BAKER,  Secretary, 
William  Scott,  Esq.,  Windsor. 


[Note,  No.  7.] 

Sent  into  Board  Room  where  they  sat  from  1 1  o'clock  A.  M. 

Hamilton,  August  Ist,  1^  P.  M. 

Will  Mr.  Baker  please  inform  mo  if  my  letter  has  been  placed  before 
the  Board,  and  if  I  will  l>o  called,  I  have  very  important  business  in 
London,  and  will  require  to  leave  by  the  3^  P.  M.  train. 

WILLIAM  SCOTT. 


[No.  8.] 

In  half  an  hour,  received  by  messenger,  written  on  the  same  note: — 
"  There  is  no  quorum  of  the  Board  present,  and  the  Directors  present 
cannot  adopt  any  action  whatever  on  any  subject. 


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[No.  9.] 

National  Hotel,  Detroit,  ) 
May  10th,  1854.  j" 

Wm.  Scott,  Esq.,  Division  Engineer, 
G.  W.  R.  W.,  Windsor. 

Sir: 

I  yesterday  received  from  McDonald  and  Nichols,  a  letter  and 
return  of  Section,  of  which  I  liasten  to  send  you  a  copy  and  iny  reply 
thereto.  I  hat!  thought  that  I  should  bo  no  more  troubled  with  these 
data,  which  I  am  s'  to  are  all  as  plain  as  black  and  white  can  make  them, 
but  'tis  a  mistaken  '"a  on  my  part.  It  is  evident  to  me  that  Mc.  and 
N.  will  get  a  projx^rt ,  i  of  their  claim  allowed,  all  other  influence  to  the 
contrary  notwithstanii  1 1  n;. 

They  ought  to  bo  allowed  for  cutting  ice,  in  fact  were  promised  it. 
Some  of  the  claims  are  ridiculous.  I  mean  to  keep  clear  of  them  as 
much  as  possible. 

Very  respectfully  yours, 

ROBT.  CHRISTIE. 

Hcsideat  Engineer, 

[No.  10.] 

To  C.  J,  Bnjihjc^,  Esq.,  Managing  Director. 

Engineek's  Office,  G.  W.  R.  AV.,      \ 
VViNDsoit,  231(1  May,  1854.  \ 

Dear  Sir: 

I  have  the  honor  to  receive  your  Cominunicatiou  of  yt'sfcnlay,  rela 
live  to  Messrs  McDonald's  coiitrat't  having  been  rcfi'i'red  to  tlic  Chief  En- 
gineer for  a  i-ojtort.  To  tliis  coui-st',  which  I  coiisidtT  <|uit(^  prupcr,  I  can- 
not have  any  objections;  but  I  tiiiiik  in  these  matters  sonictliiiig  mon- 
is  necessary  than  a  mere  report,  to  enable  tlu!  Cuiiiniitte.'  to  take  a  cor- 
rect view  of  those  Contracts.  In  my  judgment,  the  wlmle  of  the  bills 
and  claims,  with  the  Engineer  as  evidi'uce,  should  be  before  that  Coi'i- 
mitt^'O,  for  in  our  j^ettlenionts,  many  a  Claim  is  allowed  with  the  soji' 
purpose  of  covering  other  Clninis,  and  reducing  their  coMiplexify,  (in 
eases  I  have  known  tlio  same  Cl;iinis  put  in  dill'erent  shapes),  i)ut.  as  soon 
;is  this  is  (\n\w.  Contraotiii-s  turn  round  and  say:  "  I  have  i>-ot  lliIs])oint. 
ur  points,  in  my  favor,  1  will  appeal  to  amither  smnve  fir  the  rest  I"  To 
"I'C  to  either  the  ContraeLors.  or  the  Comjiaiiv.  when  ati  ai>i 


justit 


ippeal 


made,  the  v.liole  matter  should  again  be  re-opened,  and  taken  item  l>v 
item,  and  not  jiartially.     I  do  not  consider  any  report,  however  volumin- 


ous, 


can  ('udiody  all  the  points  of  those*  Contracts;  ii.)r  can  they  sin 


how  ;ill  these  matters  singly  discussed,  were  eollectively  anjilied  to  their 
settlement.  This  can  only  be  donti  by  parties  well  ."leipiainted  with  all 
their  <letails,  and  shovdd  be  given  liefore  the  Committoo  oriilly,  as  evi 


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dence  and  explnnation,  otherwise  I  contend  that  gentlemen  who  are  not 
Blngineera  by  profession,  cannot  see  the  matter  fairly  in  all  its  bearings. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  dear  Sir,  j^, 

Your  most  obedient  Servant,         WILLIAM  SCOTT. 

Division  Engineer- 

[No.  11.] 

Great  WsstanN  Railway. 

Hauilton,  Canada  West,  ) 
26th  May,  1854.  j" 

Dear  Sib: 

I  hog  to  acknowlodgo  tho  roceipt  of  your  letter  of  the  i'^rd  inst.,  Iti 
which  you  set  forth,  I  prosunie  for  tho  information  of  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors, tlio  manner  in  whit'h  they  should  porfonn  thoir  duties. 

Mr.  Clark  rendered  his  final  estimates  of  tho  work  done  by  McDonald 
&  Co.  under  their  Contract,  to  which  it  appears  that  they  objected,  and 
addressed  a  letter  to  tho  Directors,  setting  forth  their  objections  to  Mr. 
Clark's  decision.  Such  letter  was  ordered  to  be  for\var<h'd  to  Mr.  Clark 
for  a  report  upon  the  statements  which  it  contained,  and  it  was  further 
ordered  that  Mr.  Clark's  report  and  tho  letter  from  McDonald,  should  Im 
submitted  to  a  Committoo  to  niquiro  into  in  such  a  manner  as  they 
mijflit  think  fit. 

I  have  madi^  this  explanation,  not  because  I  thought  it  at  all  necessary, 
but  siiiijily  to  shew  you  that  you  have  hastily  jumped  at  a  oomlusion. 
which,  iijK»n  inquiry,  turns  out  to  be  altogether  erroneous.  The  manner 
in  which  you  have  thought  fit  to  bring  this  question  under  dLscussioii,  i^» 
not  a  matter  upon  which,  at  present,  I  propose  to  enter. 

I  am,  dear  Sir, 

Your  obodicmt  Servant,  C.  J.  BRYDOES. 

W.  Scott,  Esq. 


[Copy  of  ixstkuctiuns  to  Wm.i.iam  Scott  as  Division  ExctisF.Kn.] 

(Copi/.) 

Detroit,  May  12th,  ISoJ. 
William  Scott,  Esq., 

Dear  Sir: — Your  duties  as  Asswiate  Engineer  will  be  confined  e.\ 
dusively  to  the  Western  Division  of  the  Gri'at  Western  Railway,  wliidi 
Division  liegins  at  Section  No.  1,  London,  and  terminates  at  Section  No. 
20,  Windsor. 

They  will  be  general  in  their  character,  and  apply  to  all  tho  w(.>rk  on 


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■aid  Division.  For  information  in  regard  to  the  details  of  the  work,  yoii 
will  apply  to  the  several  Resident  Engineers,  who  will  supply  you  with 
the  maps,  profiles,  plans,  &c.,  that  may  bo  necessary  to  give  you  a  full 
and  proper  understanding  of  the  character  and  progress  of  the  work.  The 
monthly  estimates  will  be  made  by  the  Resident  Engineer  and  returned 
to  the  office  in  Hamilton,  as  heretofore,  but  in  all  other  matters  the  Res- 
ident will  report  to  you. 

In  the  present  stage  of  the  work,  your  duties  will  be  confined  chiefly 
to  the  execution  of  existing  Contracts ;  but  when  new  plans  are  requisite, 
you  will  be  expected  to  furnish  them  according  to  circumstances.  That 
requiring  your  immediate  attention  in  the  necessary  arrangements  for 
commencing  the  Track-laying  at  Chatham,  and  on  Section  1  the  Iron  for 
the  Eastern  part  of  the  Division  will  be  required,  first  for  Sections  7  and 
8,  and  will  be  landed  at  Port  Stanley  and  hauled  with  teams  to  tlu* 
nearest  point  on  No.  7.  An  arrangement  for  the  hauling  will  be  made  by 
Mr.  Gunn,  at  Hamilton. 

The  best  place  for  obtaining  a  supply  of  water  at  the  following  places 
and  stations,  will  require  early  attention;  to  wit: — At  the  Lobo  Station 
on  Section  6;  Ekpid  Station,  9;  Wardsvillo  Station,  Section  12; 
Thamesville  Station,  Section  15;  Chatham  Station;  liaptist's  Creek; 
River  Ruscum,  and  Pike,  on  Section  25. 

For  further  instructions  in  relation  to  any  part  of  the  work  on  the 
Western  Division,  you  will  apply  at  any  time  to  the  Chief  Engineer  at 
Hamilton,  as  my  duties  will  often  require  my  absence  from  Hamilton. 
I  shall  sometimes  bo  under  the  necessity  of  giving  instructions  through 
Geo.  L.  Reid,  Esq.,  Associate  Engineer  to  the  Eastern  anil  Central  Divis- 
ions. 

All  Contracts  are  on  the  file  in  the  office  at  Hamilton,  and  it  will  1h> 
well  to  examine  them  sufficiently  to  enable  you  to  give  directions  in  con- 
formity thereto. 

At  your  eailiest  convenience,  you  will  please  examine  the  whole  Line, 
with  the  view  of  ascertaining  the  character  of  the  Road's  bed  and  deci- 
ding on  the  portion  of  the  Line  where  Sub-sills  will  bo  required  and 
where  dispensed  with. 

Respectfully  and  truly  Yours, 

JOHN  T.  CLARK. 

Chief  Engineer,  Great  Western  Railway. 


A  P  P  E  N  I)  T  X  . 


T  KSTIMO.MALS. 


State  I!ii;fineer  and  Survoyor'H  Office,  I 
Albany,  March  'J'3ril,  IJ^.VI.  \ 


iny 
To  William  Scott,  Es(j.,  Kn^iiicer  (Jreat  Westorn  llailway. 

My  Dkak  Siu:--1  liavejust  retiirnod  from  Cincinnati,  and  round  ycur 
letter  of  the  lOtli  inst. 

If  my  name  and  n;<)od  oiiiniim  will  lie  of  any  service  to  you,  you  aro  at 
liberty  to  command  them  on  all  occasions. 

My  design  is  not  to  Hatter  when  1  assure  you  •:liat  the  iinpurtant  and 
responsible  position  you  have  iield  on  the  (Jrcat  Western  Kailway,  and  the 
very  satisfactory  manner  in  which  you  ha\e  diseharj^ed  the  various  duties 
imposed  upon  you,  fully  justifies  me  in  snj-inaf  that  1  ve;;ard  your  profes- 
sional qualitications  as  ljein<;  of  a  hij;h  order,  and  the  successful  manm-r  in 
winch  you  have  carried  forward  tin;  works  upon  the  Western  Division  to 
eompletion,  has  evinced  a  j;reat  def!;ree  of  practical  skill  with  untiring  de- 
votion to  the  best  interests  of  the  Company. 

[  entertain  a  hh^h  opinion  of  your  unbiased  judgment  in  all  matters  re- 
lating to  the  business  of  the  Comiiauy  which  have  conu!  under  your  juris- 
diction, and  especially  for  your  independenci*  and  integrity  of  character, 
which  two  elements  are  greatly  needed  in  iheso  days  of  Kngiueering. 

Very  respectfully  and  truly  Yours, 

JOITNT.  Cr-.\1!K. 


-rfer 


Eastern  Union  Uailway,  Kugineer  s  Otlice,  } 
Ipswich,  October  -Jlind,  IS.VJ.      \ 

Mv  Deaii  Sir:  -1  have  the  greatest  satishiction  in  recommending  you 
for  the  office  of  Surveyor  of  Works  to  the  Metropolitan  Commissioners  of 
Sewers,  and  in  so  doing,  state  my  uncjualitied  opinion  that,  if  elected,  you 
will  dis<!hargo  the  duties  appertaining  to  the  appointment  to  their  entire 
satisfaction. 

During  the  six  years  you  have  been  in  my  employ  a.s  principal  En- 
gineering Assistant,  1  have  been  every  way  satisfied  with  the  manner  in 
which  you  have  discharged  the  varied  and  arduous  duties  which  you  have 
undertaken  for  me,  many  of  them  strictly  analogtms  to  those  which  the 
Comniiti8ioDert<  require. 


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1  shall  most  heartily  rojuico  if  tlio  Coininissioners  elect  you  to  tiio  office 
you  are  desirouH  of  tilling  ;  but  at  the  wuno  time  tthould  rolinquiuli  your 
corviceHwith  regret. 

,  Remaining,  my  dear  Sir. 

Yours  very  truly,       I'ETEU  IHIUFF. 
F.nginecr  and  Manager,  E.  U.  R.  W 
To  Mr.  William  Scott.  HcrnerH  Htroet,  Ipswicli 


Alresford  Hall,  25th  Octoljer,  1K52. 

Sill ; — Inderstandiiig  you  are  a  Candidate  for  an  appointment  under  thi' 
('onuniHt*ionerH  of  Sowers,  I  have  great  pleasure  in  giving  my  testimony  to 
your  f|ualitication  for  such  office,  having  had  repeated  opportunities  of  sat- 
isfying myself  of  your  talents  as  an  Engineer,  as  well  as  your  strict  atten- 
tion to  vour  duties  during  the  many  years  you  have  been  upon  the  staff  of 
I'eter  iHruff,  V,m[.,  who  has  invariably  spoken  of  you  to  mo  in  the 
highest  terms.  .Sliould  you  be  fortunate  enough  to  succeed  in  this  applica- 
tion, I  doubt  not  you  will  prove  as  \aluablo  in  your  services  to  the  Sewers 
Commissioners  as  they  have  l»een  estimated  by  the  various  Railway  Cttm- 
jianies  with  whom  you  have  hitherto  been  connected. 


1  write  in  haste,  which  pray  excuse,  and 
Uclieve  mc,  yours  faitiifully. 


Mr.  ^Villiam  i^cott,  40,  Berners  Street,  Ipswicli 


W  \V.  HAWKINS. 

M.  P.  for  Colchester. 


,  Whitehall  Wharf,  Cannon  Row.      \ 

Westminster,  28th  Oct.,  l«")2,  j 

(tv.NTi-KMKN : — I  have  much  pleasure  in  recommending  Mr.  William 
Scott  as  (teneral  Surveyor  of  Works  to  your  Commission,  and  I  do  so  with 
the  greatest  confidence  from  the  intimate  knowledge  I  have  had  of  him  for 
many  years,  and  our  almost  daily  intercourse  in  matters  connected  with  our 
profession  as  Engineers  and  Surveyors. 

Of  his  abilities  and  energy  as  a  Surveyor,  combined  with  great  practical 
knowledge  as  an  Engineer,  it  is  impossible  for  me  to  aay  too  much  ;  he 
jK/ssessi's  thorough  business  habits,  with  strict  honor  and  integrity  of  char- 
acter as  a  ^'entleman. 

I  con.sider  his  <|ualitications  entitle  him,  in  every  respect,  to  the  attention 
<il'  V'lur  Hoard  ;  and  if  he  is  fortunate  enough  to  gain  tho  appointment  he 
sulicits,  you  will  find  his  unflagging  zeal  andper^everance  of  tho  greatest 
advantage  in  such  un  office,  and  that  u  more  faithful  servant  you  could  not 
possess. 

1  have  the  honor  to  be  Gentlemen, 

Vour  obedient  humble  Servant,         W.  H.  HOLLAND. 
To  the  Honorable  tho  Commissioners  of  the  Metropolitan  Sewers. 


Ipswicli.  \ov(uiil)er.  Kith.  1852 
<Ih;mi.kmf,n  : — 1  am  requested  by  Mr.  William  Scott,  of  Ipswich.  Civil 
Isngineer  and  Surveyor,  to  give  him  a  Testimonial  as  to  his  ability  to  exe 
"iilfand  superintend  drainage  and  other  piihlicenginccring  works  of  a  sim- 
ilar nature.    Mr  Scott  has  for  some  years  past  resided  in  Ipswich,  and  has 


lit 

lici'ii  i>Mi|iltiyiMl  uonHtimtly  in  the  nVAvc  mul  tlu;  tinld  work,  uiiil  ccnistnictioii 
wi.rki  oltlu*  rt'sidont  Kcij!;intM>r  ot'llic  hJiisU'rn  I  nion  Itiiilwuy.  IVter  Brnft", 
Ks((.,  iiiid  tlio  Dirciitors  ol'tlio  llailwiijr  riiiii|iiin_v,  Imvo  hiwl  ovory  roiiHon  U> 
1)1!  HiitisHfd  witli  Mr.  ScottH  alii'ity  and  iittontion  in  tho  oxoeiition  of  his 
dutioi«,  iind  m  likewise  liavo  hiii  nui^^liborij,  the  liihiibitants  of  Ipswich,  with 
hiM  conduct  oh  a  rcsidonl. 

I  have  the  honor  to  bo,  Your  very  obcdltsiit  Servant, 

JOHN  CIIKVAF.LlKlt  COBIJOLI),  M.  JV 
I'or  Ipswich,  and  Chairman  of  tlio  HiroctorH  of  tlic  Kastorn  Union  Railway. 
'I'o  tlio  Mutropolitau  ('omniiMsionorH  of  Sewers 


Ilaro  Lod;):p,  near  Uonifurd,  'JStli  October,  ]^'>'2. 

I  have  great  pleasure  in  stating  the  high  opiiiidn  I  have  long  held  of  Mr. 
William  ScottH  abilities  as  a  Surveyor,  Lovelier  and  Draughtsman. 

He  was  my  chief  assistant  for  several  years,  and  during  the  whole  of  tho 
time  he  conducted  himself  in  a  manner  that  secured  my  high  esteem. 

His  great  experience  and  unswerving  attention  to  business  render  him 
peculiarly  fitted  for  any  ottice  of  responsibility  rcfjuiring  skill  aa  a  Sur- 
veyor. 

I  have  every  reason  to  believe  ho  would  fill  the  office  of  General  Surveyor 
to  the  Commissioners  of  Sewers  in  a  way  that  could  not  fail  to  be  satisfac- 
tory to  his  employers,  and  advantageous  to  the  City  of  London. 

R.  VV.  THOMSON, 

I'-ngineer  to  late  Chelmsford  and  Bury  Railwayn. 


Dcdham,  Oct.  23rd.,  1852 

Sir  : — Having  a  perfect  recollection  of  you  as  Resident  Engineer,  under 
Mr.  IJruff,  of  the  Stour  Valley  Lino,  at  tho  time  of  its  completion,  I  have 
much  pleasure  in  testifying  now,  as  I  was  induced  then  to  do,  as  to  tho 
very  efficient  manner  in  which  it  was  carried  out :  to  which  I  believe  tho 
<!aro  and  attenticm  you  evinced  during  the  progress  of  tho  works  much 
contril)uted. 

As  tlie  office  you  are  seeking  involves  employment  of  the  same  character, 
I  can  have  no  doubt  but  you  would  discharge  the  duties  required  of  you  in 
a  most  efficient  manner,  and  I  shall  be  gratified  by  hearing  that  you  have 
succeeded  in  obtaining  the  object  of  your  desires. 

I  am,  Yours  faithfuUy  T.  L.  EWEN, 

Chairman  of  the  Stour  Valley  Railway. 
Mr  \Vm.  Scott,  Bcmors  St.,  Ipswich. 


Great  Western  Railway,  Reading.  Sept.  20th.,  1851.  | 
Kngineer's  t>ffico.  \ 

Mr.  William  Scott  was  engaged  in  preliminary  examination  of  country, 
and  in  tho  preparation  of  parliamentary  plans  and  sections,  for  a  lino  of 
railway  througli  an  intricate  part  of  Devon  and  l)orsot.ihiro,  deposited  by 
Mr.  Brunei  in  1840.  As  the  district  was  contested  the  work  was  strictly 
tested,  both  before  and  after  deposit,  and  found  to  be  very  accurate. 


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I  liiivc  jili'iisiirc  in  luliliiij^  tlinf  Mr.  Scutf  sIh'wcmI  liinicdl'  to  Ih' nkilt'nl 
iiml  c'licrjirtli-  in  ijio  floM,  ns  well  ti*  niTiiriiti'  ami  intclliircnt  in  thn  oftici-. 

II.  J5KI;TIIAM,  M.  Jnst.  V.K. 

l'..\.i.r,  Till  Oftol'cr,  lH4i;. 

.M'l  ncMt  SiK  :  — ^'('st('^l:^y  iiioniiii;:  wIk  II  w^' \\i'ri>  traveling;  lioro,  Mr 
J'm  I'triiin  tdkl  inc  Imw  lie  wii.s  pletiM  tl  with  your  Survey,  ami  llic  kind  and 
IViciiiliy  I'lannor  in  wliiili  you  and  Mr.  (Jrcrn  had  acconiinddated  each 
(illii'r  in  arran;:in!;  ymir  lini's.  I  tsild  iiiiii  yiui  iiud  i't'lt  rather  anxious 
nhout  it  ns  y(,u  luid  liccu  so  iiiucli  dcl.iyi'd  ;  his  reply  wa.s  that  you  hud  u 
;rreat  deal  ol'  ^nlall  work  to  do  and  liad  done  it  cxiecdinfily  wt  ll.  As  ynu 
.•i(ipear  to  ho  ac(iuainted  with  him  I  thouii-ht  you  woidd  like  to  know  his 
o|)iniiin. 

1  roinnin,  my  dear  Sir, 

Yours  vovy  truly.        AVI  IJ.l A^f  DAWSON 
To  \V'illinm  Scotl,  E.sq. 


Harwich  Iniprovomont  (^uays  and  Tier  Act,  lSr»l. 

Wo,  the  imdersi;:ncd  Meniliers  "I'tlio  Coniniittoe  luider  the  faid  net,  do 
herehy  ecrtify  that  Mr.  AVilliani  Scott  was  the  executive  enjrinecr  employed 
under  Mr.  JJrui}'.  in  prcparinj;  the  pl;uis  and  estimates  for  the  works  under 
the  said  act.  and  assisted  in  olitainiii;^  the  ^aid  act.  and  also  in  hiyinj;;  out 
llie  Works;  that  Mr.  Scott  exerted  liiiii-eil'  very  much  in  the  niatt(-r,  nnd 
(•lMMve<l  f^reat  ])crsoverance  and  skill  in  his  prol'ession,  and  conducted  him- 
selfto  our  entire  satisfaction. 

Dated  at  Harwich  aforesaid.  October  27th,  1852. 

.lOIlN  I'ATTHICK,  Mayor,  F.  T.  HART,  Kx-Mayor, 

I'UAN'r'jS  llAId:S,        '  l.KWlSCOTTIiVGlIAM. 

.lAMKS  DLJIKAAT,  II.  II.  JJUTCIIKU, 

ALFKKD   HAST. 


Dedham,  2flth  Oct.,  1852. 

Hi:  Ml  Sin  . — 1  am  sorry  to  hear  that  you  have  oil'ered  yourself  as  a  (Jan- 
iljdate  l"or  the  ( Illicit  of  Surveyor  of  Works  to  the  Metropolitan  Commission- 
ers of  Sewers,  hecau.^e  it  jfivesnio  rca.son  to  fear  we  may  lose  your  valuahh" 
M'l-ru'cs  in  the  OIHces  of  the  Mastein  Union. 

I  Jut  havinp;  doiii!  so.  ami  jiresuniinf^  the  appointment  a  more  eliRiblo  one 
tlian  that  wliich  you  now  hold.  I  sliould  for  your  sake  be  happy  to  hear  you 
.•ire  succc.>i,-tid  in  your  application  :  and  if  you  think  I  can  render  you  any 
jis.sisrancH'.  in  the  way  of  {living  yon  a  Testimonial,  yon  may  call  upon  mo 

to  i!o  so. 

.\s  ihe  h'te  A^ent  of  the  StourA'^alley  Railway  Company,  and  nowthnt 
of  the  Ka.stern  Inion,  I  have  had  ample  opportunities  of  judginp  of  your 
merits,  and  ,'^hall  li:iv(!  no  hesitation  in  sayinjr.  as  an  Kn^jineer,  Surveyor, 
and  man  of  <;eneral  business,  you  arc  in  my  opinion  fully  competent  to  the 
niMlertakinj;. 

I  am,  dear  Sir, 

Vour.Uruly,  WILLI  .VM  DOWNF.S. 

I'm  Mr.  Wiiliani  S<*ol1.  Civil  Engineer.  Rrrners^  Street.  Ipswii  b 


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Itcijjftto,  25tli  Octol^r,  IS^'J 

I  have  known  Mr.  AVilliam  Scoft,  of  IpHwitiU,  lor  wnoral  yciirH.  luitli  .m 
wnginoorinn  conHuctor  of  tho  works  on  the  Stour  ViiUoy  Uailwiiy  um  well  as 
Hovoral  other  public  works :  and  I  confidently  rcuoininontl  him  as  highly 
r|iiuliiiod  to  fill  the  office  of  >5urvoyor  of  Works  to  the  Metropolitan  Coni- 
niissioncrs  of  Sewers. 

(IKOIIGEWYTHKS, 

Contractor  for  Public  Worki. 


To  the  Commissioners  of  Sowers  for  the  City  of  London. 

I,  the  undersifrncd,  Inte  one  of  the  Directors  of  the  Cwlchestcr,  Stour 
Viiiley,  and  Sudbury  Uailways,  liavt;  great  satisfaetion  in  being  able  to 
state  that  Mr.  William  Scott,  of  Ipswicli,  Civil  Engineer,  who  had  tlie 
management  of  the  construction  of  the  above  line,  carried  the  same  into 
effect  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  tiie  Directors. 

I  can  also  speak  to  his  ability  in  performing  some  private  works  for  mo, 
consisting  of  a  (Jeological  Survey  and  Plans,  which  he  eftected  with  great 
skill  and  judgment. 

I  understand  he  is  soliciting  the  situation  of  Chief  Surveyor  to  the  Com- 
missioners of  Sewers  in  your  gift,  and  I  am  perfectly  satisfied  that  he  is 
fullv  competent  to  construct  any  Works,  Surveys,  or  other  employment, 
with  which  he  may  be  entrusted. 

I  am.  Gentlemen,  Your  very  obedient  servant, 

EDMUND  STEDMAN. 
Fklle  Vuo,  Hudbury,  27th  October,  1852. 


Ipswich,  October  26th,  1852, 

Dear  Siu  : — I  have  much  pleasure  In  giving  you  a  Testimonial  in  aid  of 
the  many  excellent  ones  tliat  I  have  no  doubt  you  will  be  furnished  with  to 
lay  before  the  ('(mimissioncrs  of  Sewers;  and  the  opportunities  1  have  had 
of  observing  your  ability  and  assiduity  in  the  performance  of  your  duties, 
in  connection  with  the  Eastern  Pnion  Railway  i'ompany  warrant  me  in 
recommending  you  to  the  notice  of  the  Commissioners  of  Sewers. 

I  am,  dear  Sir,  Yours  truly  GEO.  JOSSELYN. 

Mr.  William  Scott,  Civil  Engineer. 


11,  King  William  Street,  City,  London  26th  October,  1852. 

This  is  to  certify  that  we  have  known  Mr.  William  Scott,  Civil  Engineer, 
of  Ipswich,  for  a  considerable  time,  and  have  had  many  business  transac- 
tions with  him,  paiticularly  in  1847,  when  he  had  the  management  of  Mr. 
Rruffs  o£Sce  in  London,  and  was  engaged  in  connection  with  us  in  obtain- 
ing the  Bills  for  the  Stour  Valley  Railway  extensions.  It  gives  us  pleasure 
to  bear  testimony  to  Lis  strict  business  habits,  as  well  as  nia  promptitude 
in  supplying  the  necessary  engineering  documents. 

RIXON&  SON. 


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Frnm  tlir   Drlmit   Trilnmr  of  Jiinuiiri/  'ird,  IH.' I. 

\Vi'  oxocodinpily  rcirrot  ns  we  arc  mirii  nur  tiilizons.  tli"  iwoplo  of  Cnniulrt 
and  till!  wli'itl"  tniv(')in;i  jiulilio  bctwiMMi  tlu'  lluHt  iiiul  tlic  \VfNt  will  rifrn-t, 
that  Mr.  Kryil'j;  h,  iIim  .\lnnii;:!;ii\^  Dirri'tDf  (if  tlio  (Jroiit  Wcstorn  lliiilrdml. 
has  o^d^r^'cl  the  train  orcars  wiiicli  hiivi'  lucn  tranMiiortiri);  jiasscngcrs  (ivcr 
the  Wt'Ht  DlviMiiK  ul'  tl'f  Kmul  Jor  winiic  days  |iaHf.  (u  ln'  disi'imtiniied  nntii 
th(>  wlitdo  lini!  hliall  he  oin'in'd.  Wi-  liavi'  no  dnuht  tliiit,  thin  Mti'p  \\n^  hocii 
dtieincd  a  wise  ami  pnidi'iit  one.  I'lUt  at  lin'  Kaiiic  tiiiu*  wo  have  i{iiito  ns 
little  doubt  that  it  is  a  very  nmri.^fl  and  iinpiilitlo  ono.  Tlio  traveling  |ail>- 
lie  arc  now  I  ft  no  alti'ninti\('  in  j;c'ttiiij:  U  twp(>n  tiio  Fast  and  West,  than 
to  Mul)i<!ct  tiionisclvis  to  th"  dcii'.y.  and  iiu'onvonicneo  and  unnoyaru-c  of 
paM.-jinj;  tlinai;:li  Mrlc,  and  of  ]h'\\\<^  Huhjci't  to  tiio  insults  and  outraj^cs  of 
\\m  niol)  wlio  uiliahit  that  s'uil:  of  iiii((iiity.  'J'lnro  may  bo  sonn'  risk  and 
inconvenii-nco  in  passin;^  ovnr  tlic  (Iroat  Western  hefore  it  is  entirely  fin- 
ished. Hut  whatntr  li  may  lii',  it  uvi-^t  dwindle  into  insinjnificnnco  in  com- 
parison with  the  bvuial  treatment  tin  y  are  sure  to  rereive  at  Krie. 

Mr.  Brooks,  en  behalf  of  the  Central  liailroad,  haa  e.xerted  every  norvH 
not  only  to  have  Hk^  (heat  Western  i.pened  by  the  1st  of  January,  but, 
when  these  eftorts  failed,  to  have  passon^rers  transported  over  it  with  sueh 
faeility  and  the  best  a<'eonimoilationH,  as  eould  bo  alforded  under  tlie  cireuni- 
^tances.  In  these  elforts  he  has  been  i  heerfuily  seconded  liy  other  jiarties, 
••speeially  by  Mr.  Seott,  the  Division  Kn;;ineer  on  this  end  of  the  line. 
l'assen;:ers  would  have  been  willin;:  to  submit  to  almost  any  annoyance, 
rather  than  to  eu'iure  the  insults  and  contribute  to  the  blaek  mail  Hystom 
adopted  by  the  niolioerats  of  i'irie.  'J'he  wliohi  lino  is  to  ))e  opened,  ho\\  - 
«(ver,  as  we  understand,  on  the  lijth  inst.,  and  the  public  must  wait  will 
what  patieneo  they  may  until  that  time.  'l"wo  wookh  is  but  a  short  time, 
though  it  is  too  loiii;  to  endure  tlie  tyranny  of  outlaws  such  as  ha\o  pos- 
session of  a  portion  of  the  Lake  .Shore  line  of  coinmunieaiion  between  the 
Kasl  and  the  We-it.  Hat  for  tl^H  j^ravo  annoyance,  there  would  probably 
not  have  been  mueh  reasiai  to  complain  of  ibe  appnr<>nt  want  of  a  ilispo- 
sition  to  consult  the  {tublie  interests  and  wishes  un  the  part  of  tho  Man- 
agin;^  Director  of  tho  (treat  Western. 


\VET;L  TLMEO. 


From  the  Detroit  Tribune  uj  January  VJth,  1864. 


Wc  leani  that  tho  last  rail  on  the  Western  Division  of  tho  Great  Wes- 
tern, under  tho  supervision  of  William  i^cott,  Esq.,  the  eflBcient  and  gen- 
tlemanly enj];ineer  of  that  part  of  tho  road,  was  not  laid  until  6  o'cloct  on 
Monday  oveniu):;,  the  day  before  the  rr^ad  was  to  be  opened.  After  that 
hour  Air.  Kcott  passed  over  2(500  yards  of  the  road,  thus  completed, 
with  a  locianotive.  examining  every  rail  by  lamplight,  and  making  sure  tliat 
all  was  secure.  Such  jireeaution  and  vigilance  is  an  evidence  of  the  fidelity 
with  which  this  great  work  has  been  constructed,  and  a  guarantee  of  tho 
safety  of  travellers  o\  er  it.     No  effort  on  the  part  of  the  engineers  and  con- 


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I  ixiH>n«i>  »n  tlio  part  nt'  the  <'uni|)iiiiy  Imih  lM>on  niHirotl  to 
n'rk'ct  ill  every  rL-snoct.     An  unotlicr  rviilcnco  -  tliu  nwl 


triK.'tiirH.  ,1     '  rui  i 
iiinkt'  tlio  rim 

liiis  '/«'('!)  constni'ixi  on  tlit>  iiKwt  Noliil  uiul  iliirulilc  plun.  iMtlK'tiift  tliiit  tlio 
triiin  .  ■' ufyinj?  tii  tim  lity  tho  Uniinl  ot'  PiroctorH  iind  gtirotH.  Iiouvily 
liulcn  lis  ii  //'a>^.  wiiM  (inlv  ilm  r  1i<>urs  unil  a  halt' in  reuuliing  WiniNor  from 
i.iiiiilon  a  Ui  ii<i<  <■  of  1 1()  inilt's,  Uv'iuji;  a  »]\oei{  of  moro  than  ^0  niileH  an 
liiHir.  'I'liis,  lor  ii  nnw  road,  only  coniiilotod  tlio  niftht  bofuro,  with  8uuh  n 
*<>ad,  luiM  probably  bcon  uxucodcd  by  fow  roada,  if  any,  in  tho  ooantry. 


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